betsyfinn

It's always good to protect yourself from viruses and open attachements etc with care. But:

Although no one really knows what's going to happen with Conficker on (or after) that date, security experts have opined that it likely won't be nearly as substantial as some of the wilder speculation would have it

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/conficker.asp

Some good points made at this Snopes article. Why would the hackers bring that much attention to themselves and get their little "project" shut down?

I heard the many many sirens from my house last night. I figured there must have been a bad accident, but this is worse than I was expecting. In addition to keeping the families of the truckers in our thoughts and prayers, I'm sure the surviving truckdriver is in need of the same support as he recovers from his injuries. What chilling news to start the day with.